Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-04-19

subject full Of interest TO me as \ cIerrs,.s
Good-day, Mrs Mort.v ~ 2 man
What relief TO be out of that honsep,
sa,d, as we stepped into the road. 0Do YOU
mink The woman Is madlv
MAJ certainly not; but very eccentric
wonder what the husband Is Iike.r
II he ls only visible between IN a. ,,,,.,..
and In the morning. | answered ,.,ua srs
not very likely to ever know. We can't ca,I an
MIN during those hours.n
niat Hiofs never returned our call, nor did
PUG ever appear at our church, and. what wa,
stranger. neither she nor her husband was
ever seen to leave Sea View villa or to take a
Wink IN the village. The door Of their bouss
was always closed. The tradesmep were
spoken to through spy-hole Our procer
.oiu me that he had been ordered 10 leave The
basket on the doorstep whenever he GANG and
10 return next day for fresh orders and nav.
ment. He always found his emntv bsslst
waiting Tor him where he had left II. and by
ils sue an envelope containing his money and
is' Oh tne things he was to bring the next
''ne ne called. Similar instructions had been
gwen 70 the other tradesmen. The tar.
gatherer. by an arrangement made with Mr.
paie by Mrs. Mort on signing the lease, was
paid by the squire's steward.
u..,.. u'nh'J eonouct intrigued us
oo.,.a - "s 'ne suplectoi interminable
.,,...s.'- "oon ou reserves ana the Daes
~. ~. We ne. IN csc, py the way, had
:. O.. ~, '0esp'on Similar 10 ours on calling
al sea View. Their call had never been re
turned. am ashamed to say that we made
some very unfair supposisions about the
M anu her mysterious husband.
noo'up.' uecause we were all dis
| 70, :" VI hopes OIL having pleasant
-. " ~ .n"'i Sociesy AZ Sanavinc. we
80 " ""Ne "io"ances ior people whose
po'es''o" eAacoeu privacy ana retirement, nor
~ We 'e'i'euioer tiia' 'ne Morris, having lived
~ lazy years on inc comment were mos,
p'ooa"'y qu''e unaware oil the usages OF Eng
20 "l Daie seemed very annoyed
"s.no eonuuc' vi MS new tenants and openly
having 'e' IneH the mouse. Hi'
,,.',D 1'''e' spoao U. mrs. MOTT US an IRE
rs s"ou "hhe MIS-, Daie strongly mod
nv nc. 'o'a'''i vi 'he iauy whom, when sign
Us n"o 'o"'' iease oi her mouse, she mac
ion"' enaili'us, 'nou9n peculiar"
W. o"u cAainpic was haiuraiiy iohowed D,
"e sci'' pu' unioreuha'eY these did no
ao themselves W Netpai specuiations' oh
~, :" 'a''',s 'nef cuf'oS'iy ny variety
'psnis fouhu 'he premises Oh the Viiia' the.
,7'e"seu themselves ny declaring war agai ms
no NV 'sio'e ih"aotants' vi a'i evening group
"ou'o iofih outsiuc us gates, ana cries, IN
oui''ns VI 'hir'h -pro'ohinS' "oulu DC uttered
Inns sooh oecalhe aregu lar hapiI lhey can
Gu 1t drawing the badger" On one occasion
one young man went so lar as 10 throw oea
cat up against one.ol inc windows on the hrs
hoor. u broke the pane and fell throu gh int
the room, amid the shouts of those present
Suddenly the window was pulled open an
Mrs. Mort appeared. She looked very angry
'Hurrah, hurrah"' screamed the yokels
"Wc'ye drawn one badger. Now for tother.
But the laughter occasioned by THIS sail
was soon checked when It appeared that Mrs
Mort was commencing reprisals. The deat
cat was first hurled back, and this was follow
ed by brisk fire of various books, flung wit
unerring aim by the incensed lady. Thes
volumes, which were all from various edition
of Shakspeare's works, gave the vokels som
smart raps about the ears. 1t is doubtful no
far this scandal might not have gone had nc
nv husband happened to come up at ths
moment. He was indignant when he hear
what had occurred and sharply rebuked hi
parishioners, many Of whom had their hand
full of mul and stones which they had jus
! picked up TO carry on the siege Indeed,
strongly did he express his displeasure
such moestation of harmless and unoffendin
people that from that day forth the night
scenes outside Sea View villa ceased.
After this the general curiosity, for want
sliment, appeasei itself, and gradually W
ceased to occupy ourselves about either Mr.
Mort or her husband.
A few weeks later cousin of mine came
: spend part of the Oxford vacation with u
We naturally told him about the AFFAIR, Whit
greatly interested him.
e He vowed that he would draw that badger
S the same evening.
: what a lark!n he cried, Il never thougl
when came down here that l should fit
t such and adventure waiting for me. o
Mort too am great admirer of his, but
didn't think he was a crank From his boo
one would think him very jolly, jovial sort
l. fellow"
Both my husband and endeaVored 10 pe
suade him to leave these people alone Dnt
no purpose Charlie had made up MS MN
and, having matured ms plan Oh ATTACK, SAINT
g forth at IL O'Clock in the evening, anu ma
d his way to Sea View villa
o We awaited his return with consiaerat
u anxiety. There was so much mystery altaenl
C to the house aud Mrs. Mort was so eccentric
Z her behavior, that we really felt afraid lie
r evil should befal him. II was therefore
= small relief to us 10 hear him ring at the 20
g about an hour later [ rushed out to me
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